From “Wildfire” to fireworks: Rachel Platten to headline all-female 2018 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

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Sarah Barlow + Stephen SchofieldMassachusetts native Rachel Platten will headline this year’s 2018 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, live from the iconic Hatch Shell in Boston’s Back Bay on the Fourth of July.

This year, Rachel, who grew up in Newton Centre, MA, is leading an all-female lineup at the annual event, which will livestream starting at 8 p.m. ET on BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com and BostonPopsJuly4th.org.

The other participants include The Indigo Girls, Rhiannon Giddens of the group Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Rita Moreno. EGOT-winner Moreno will be performing because this year’s show will celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein, and Moreno starred in the movie version of West Side Story, one of his most famous compositions.

All the women will also perform July 3, but without the fireworks.

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